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  • 71win|now — «WIHN oh», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to blow off the chaff from (grain); drive or blow away (chaff): »Farmers winnow rice to separate the rice hulls from the kernels (Nelson E. Jodon). 2. Figurative. to sort out; separate; sift: »to winnow the facts… …

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  • 72Van — Van, v. t. [Cf. F. vanner to winnow, to fan. See {Van} a winnowing machine.] To fan, or to cleanse by fanning; to winnow. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 73Ventilate — Ven ti*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ventilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ventilating}.] [L. ventilatus, p. p. of ventilare to toss, brandish in the air, to fan, to winnow, from ventus wind; akin to E. wind. See {Wind} rushing air.] 1. To open and expose… …

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  • 74Ventilated — Ventilate Ven ti*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ventilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ventilating}.] [L. ventilatus, p. p. of ventilare to toss, brandish in the air, to fan, to winnow, from ventus wind; akin to E. wind. See {Wind} rushing air.] 1. To open… …

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  • 75Ventilating — Ventilate Ven ti*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ventilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ventilating}.] [L. ventilatus, p. p. of ventilare to toss, brandish in the air, to fan, to winnow, from ventus wind; akin to E. wind. See {Wind} rushing air.] 1. To open… …

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  • 76Winder — Wind er, v. t. & i. [Prov. E. winder a fan, and to winnow. ?. Cf. {Winnow}.] To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 77List of Ainu terms — The Ainu language of the Ainu people is distinct from those of the people around them.The list is ordered alphabetically by romanization.A* aca (アチャ) father; uncle; a middle aged man (Ainu aca may mean either father or uncle depending on the… …

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  • 78Shanna Compton — is the author of Down Spooky, a collection of poems published by Winnow Press in October 2005, and the editor of GAMERS: Writers, Artists Programmers on the Pleasures of Pixels, an anthology of essays on the theme of video games, published by… …

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  • 79Corinne Lee — For the musician Corinne Lee of Atlanta band Snowden, see Snowden (band). Corinne Lee (née Corinne S. Greiner) is an author of poems, short stories, and essays.[1] Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 Works …

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  • 80Winnoc — Infobox Saint name= Saint Winnoc birth date= c. 640 death date= c. 716/717 feast day= November 6; translation of relics (18 September); Exaltation of Saint Winnoc (formerly kept on 20 February) venerated in= Roman Catholic Church imagesize= 150px …

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